butt
Example Sentences
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But I never wanted religion to be the butt of the joke.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
"When you are new into an administration, when a company merges or many other issues and circumstances where you do have to butt heads sometimes," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
It has been, unfairly, the butt of jokes and the beige backdrop of childhood dinners.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026
This comes in handy during tax season when spouses butt heads over each other’s saving, spending and investing habits.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
I go outside and throw my hoodie over my snapback—it’s colder than a polar bear’s butt crack out here.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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